The line S12 (Italian: Linea S12) is a commuter rail route forming part of the Milan suburban railway service (Italian: Servizio ferroviario suburbano di Milano), which converges on the city of Milan, Italy.[1]
| Milano Bovisa–Melegnano | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Overview | |||
| Status | Operating | ||
| Locale | Milan metropolitan area, Italy | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 12 | ||
| Website | Trenord (in Italian) | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Commuter rail | ||
| Route number | S12 | ||
| Operator(s) | Trenord | ||
| Rolling stock | Treno Servizio Regionale | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 12 September 2016 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 22.4 km (13.9 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Electrification | 3 kV DC | ||
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The route runs over the infrastructure of the Milan Passante and Milan–Piacenza railways. Like all but one of the other Milan suburban railway service routes, it is operated by Trenord.
Route edit
Line S12, a cross-city route, heads initially in a southerly direction from Milano Bovisa through the Milan Passante railway to Milano Rogoredo. From there, it turns south-east towards its southern terminus, Melegnano.[2]
History edit
The route was activated on 12 September 2016.[3] The route was suspended on 25 February 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic[4] and it has been partially restored in August 2023, with four trains per direction per day, running at 15 minutes intervals when paired with line S1.[5]A more complete service shall be restored in 2024.[6]
Stations edit
The stations on the S12 are as follows (stations with a coloured background are within the municipality of Milan):[2]
| Station | Opened | Interchange | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milano Bovisa | 1879 |       MXP  |
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| Milano Lancetti | 1997 |   |
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| Milano Porta Garibaldi | 1963 |      MXP |
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| Milano Repubblica | 1997 |  |
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| Milano Porta Venezia | 1997 |  |
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| Milano Dateo | 2002 |  |
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| Milano Porta Vittoria | 2004 | |
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| Milano Rogoredo | 1862 | |
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| San Donato Milanese | 2003 | |
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| Borgolombardo | 1991 | |
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| San Giuliano Milanese | 1931 | |
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| Melegnano | 1861 | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "S come Suburbano". www.trasporti.regione.lombardia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 28 December 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Linea S12 Melegnano-Milano Passante-Milano Bovisa". www.trasporti.regione.lombardia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Linea "S12" potenziamento Melegnano-Milano Bovis [dal 12 settembre 2016]". www.trenord.it (in Italian). Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Coronavirus, Trenord rimodula il servizio da martedì 25 febbraio: tutte le linee interessate". www.ilcittadinomb.it (in Italian). 24 February 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Pendolari, dopo tre anni ripartirà la S12 da Melegnano a Milano Bovisa". Il Giorno (in Italian). 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "TRENI Lucente: «La linea S12 da Melegnano sarà riattivata all'inizio del 2024»". www.ilcittadino.it (in Italian). 2023-05-12. Retrieved 2023-08-27.